There have been beautiful words of support and encouragement all along the way.

Thank you for ordering calendars!
We have calendars ordered from coast to coast. Below is a lovely card from rural New York.

We have a limited number of 1000 being printed.

They will begin mailing the week of December 16-20.

Those that order first will get priority on mailing to ensure Christmas delivery.

Thank you Lorraine from dairy cow country in New York for your card.
It reads,Dear Jodene ~ Greetings from rural New York, dairy cow country.We have watched the situation of the ranchers and hoped and prayed for them.Our dairy farmer papers have carried the storyand we did all we could to get national media on it.In the process, we met many people with great heart and soul.*Thank you Lorraine, and so many others!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Below are resources
to help your body, mind, and spirit
right here, right now.

Come back if you need to.
There are several links.

A friend, right in the thick of it all,
posted this truth as her status today,
""Though You have made me see troubles, many and bitter, You will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth You will again bring me up."Psalm 71:20

Allow that truth
to sink down deep into the spirit...
into the marrow of the bones...
into every crevice of the mind...You will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth You will again bring me up...
Meade County 4-H Leader, Tacy Langemeir,
has collected courage-giving notes from 4H clubs and leaders all over the country
Click this link here to be filled with support and hope by just reading a few:

{Each segment of her teaching is about 15-20 minutes of the first part of the program,
although the entire program is 30 minutes. So, you could break it up over a few days.
Each message is good on it's own. She brings it to a strengthening and confidence building close.}

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The effects of this storm on our mental, emotional, physical health is very, very real.
Do pay attention to what is happening in your own body and mind,
as well as those that you love.
Below is a resource to help know
what is normal reaction, coping tips, and reactions to take seriously, especially as time goes by.

But also to see that there is nothing reported on the national news is disheartening. I know we are private people here in our area and it is a raw and tender place to tread with reporting, but I believe in telling the story. As we share our stories, compassion is built elsewhere and kindness is shown.

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Opening the door to sharing who I am as a wife & mom, writer, photographer & artist. 4 short statements describe my story to tell: Believe Truth. Be Who You Are. Be Real. Embrace Your Place. I am a believer in and teacher of the beautiful difference made by Jesus Christ. Wife of a handsome, good-hearted man who is a hard working cattle rancher. Mom of 10 yr old son, and 2 daughters (8 and 3). One of my "life verses" is John 4:42, "They said to the woman, 'Now we no longer believe, just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." ***
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